Sony α E-mount 30mm F3.5 Macro, the fourth lens for NEX cameras

Sony adds a new lens for their proprietary NEX interchangeable lens format, a macro lens capable of 1:1 (life-size magnification ratio) that is being marketed by Sony as "currently the world’s lightest life-size macro lens (138g) for interchangeable-lens cameras".

Branded as a high-quality lens capable of a working distance of 2.4 cm thanks to its internal focusing system, the SEL30M35 (as it is also called) employs one ED (extra-low dispersion) glass and three aspherical lens elements.

With this announcement Sony expands the α E-mount family to include a macro lens.So far the lenses available on this format are:

Stay tuned for an upcoming review of the Sony α E-mount 30mm F3.5 Macro lens.In the mean time click here to see its technical specifications.

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